Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time’s Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college student. Kramer’s eloquent, yet approachable text describes the leader’s dedication to nonviolence, his role in the African National Congress and his arrest in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy. During his 27 years in prison, Mandela continued his fight for a democratic and free society, and ultimately was released and elected president of South Africa.
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- ISBN10 0792236599
- ISBN13 9780792236597
- Publish Date 1 July 2005
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 24 September 2020
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Geographic Kids
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 64
- Language English